On one hand, Trump is cutting funding for legal aid to unaccompanied minors seeking asylum.

On the other, after threatening law firms that challenged him in court, he’s now making deals with them to secure free legal services worth up to a billion dollars.

The good news is that recent law graduates are choosing to join the firms that stood up to him.

Trump plan cuts legal help for thousands of migrant kids

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/12/migrant-children-legal-defense-budget?stream=top

Law firms pledge almost $1 billion in free work to Trump

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/12/big-law-pro-bono-legal-work-trump?stream=top

Law students say they want to work for the firms standing up to Trump

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/11/law-firms-trump-law-student-recruiting-00007900